Fake It Fast: Your 5-Minute Natural Glow Makeup Routine

February 05, 2014 0 Comments

Fake It Fast: Your 5-Minute Natural Glow Makeup Routine
Busy mornings don’t have to mean skipping your beauty routine. With just a handful of multitasking clean-beauty products and a few simple steps, you can “fake” a full, natural-looking face in five minutes flat. Whether you’re heading into the office, dropping the kids at school, or squeezing in a quick coffee date, this streamlined approach gives you a soft, luminous finish without any fuss.

Start by prepping your skin: cleanse, lightly hydrate, and apply a sheer base if desired—though many of these products work beautifully over bare, well-moisturized skin. The secret to looking polished without obvious layers is to choose mineral formulas that blend seamlessly and catch the light just enough to suggest healthy, dewy skin rather than a heavy foundation mask.

First, warm up your complexion with a mineral matte bronzer. Using a fluffy brush, sweep the bronzer across your cheekbones and temples in a “3” motion on each side of your face. This instantly sculpts and adds dimension, subtly counteracting any daytime fatigue or lack of sun-kissed warmth.

Next, bring a natural flush to your cheeks with a mineral blush. Smile to find the apples of your cheeks, then gently buff the soft pink or peach shade upward toward your temples. The slight color mimics the glow you’d get from a brisk walk outside, giving you that post-workout radiance without breaking a sweat.

Now, draw attention to your eyes by keeping it simple: dab a nude eyeshadow across your lids. Choose a shade that’s just a couple of tones darker than your skin—this lifts your eyes and unifies any slight discoloration on the lids. For extra polish, use a small brush to softly line your upper lash line with the same shadow, blending it inward to avoid any harsh edges.

Finally, finish with a swipe of lip color that sits comfortably between a nude and a rosebud—something you could imagine “your lips but better.” A pinky-beige formula glides on easily, adds just enough pigment to define the lips, and harmonizes with the warm cheek tones for a cohesive look.

This quick routine proves that you don’t need a makeup bag full of products to look put-together. With mineral bronzer, blush, a neutral eyeshadow, and a pinky-beige lip shade, you can fake a full face of glow in less time than it takes to brew your morning tea.

Your Fake It Fast Steps

1. Apply mineral matte bronzer on your cheekbones and temples to warm up and sculpt your skin.

2. Add mineral blush to the apples of your cheeks for a natural, healthy flush.

3. Dab a nude eyeshadow (like “Mate”) across your lids, blending softly for subtle definition.

4. Finish with a pinky-beige lip shade to complete the effortless, natural look.

You've applied foundation, concealer, and a highlighter-- now it's time to enhance your eyes, cheek, and lips to complete a natural look. Apply mineral matte bronzer on your cheekbones to warm up your skin. Add mineral blush on the apples of your cheeks to provide a slight flush.  Then dab a nude eyeshadow, like Mate on your lids, and finish with a pinky-beige lip. 

Photo Credit:
Emanuel Ungaro Clp Bis at Paris Fashion Week Spring 2014

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